The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, April 12, 2024
Waxing Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 AM
12:09 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1253
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 76.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 27.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.63° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.41° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.28° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.